Kathleen Bever Blackburn
British botanist
Died aged 76United Kingdom
Biography
Kathleen Bever Blackburn, (1892–1968) was a British botanist best remembered for the 1923 discovery that plant cells have sex chromosomes. Her principal contributions were in plant cytology and genetics. She was also a pioneer of pollen analysis. She taught botany at Armstrong College, Durham University (later renamed King's College, now Newcastle University) from 1918 to 1957.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Durham University
Awards & honours (1)
- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Quick answers about Kathleen Bever Blackburn
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- Kathleen Bever Blackburn died on 1968 at the age of 76.
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- Kathleen Bever Blackburn is a citizen of United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Kathleen Bever Blackburn is known as botanist, botanical collector, university teacher, scientific collector.
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